Beverage container with detachable compartment

ABSTRACT

This is directed to systems, processes, machines, and other means that allow an individual to store food, liquid and medicine in a single container. The invention can provide safely segregated compartments such that there is no cross-contamination between the food, liquid and medicine.

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims priority to provisional patent applicationnumber 61/437,637.

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION

This invention relates to beverage containers.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Beverage containers have existed for a long time. However, the number ofpeople who require food, medicine and liquid at a single time in aconvenient manner has posed new challenges to this field. A beveragecontainer that can contain medication in a medically safe manner andfood in such a way to prevent cross contamination between the food andliquid has been elusive as indicated in the background art.

BACKGROUND ART

The Nelson U.S. Pat. No. 7,798,346 teaches a bottle with a removableportion that can be used to carry a concentrate that can be combinedwith liquid to form a sports beverage. It does not teach a plurality ofsegregated compartments, and, to the contrary, teaches a manner ofcombining contents in compartments.

The Betras U.S. Pat. App. No. 2006/0102580 teaches a container that cancontain both ice and liquid such that the ice keeps the liquid cool. Thepresent invention avoids this teaching and seeks to avoid combining thecontents in the segregated portions in any way.

The de Francesco U.S. Pat. App. No. 2006/0201900 teaches a bottle withsegregated compartments. However, it teaches a method of storingpromotional articles which fails to explain how to store medicine orfood in a safe manner.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Methods, systems, and other means are provided for a beverage container.In accordance with some embodiments a beverage container comprises a lidwith a compartment such that medicine can be stored in the lid. Thebeverage container further comprises a compartment which can be easilyscrewed to a bottle such that the bottle can hold liquid segregated fromthe dry storage in the compartment.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS

Having thus described the invention in general terms, reference will nowbe made to the accompanying drawings, which are not necessarily drawn toscale, and wherein:

FIG. 1: is a perspective view of the invention.

FIG. 2: is an exploded view of the invention.

FIG. 3: is a section view of the invention taken about line 3-3 in FIG.1.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Embodiments of the present invention overcome many of the obstaclesassociated with storing food, medicine and a beverage in a singlebottle, and now will, be described more fully hereinafter with referenceto the accompanying drawings that show some, but not all embodiments ofthe claimed inventions. Indeed, the invention may be embodied in manydifferent forms and should not be construed as limited to theembodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided sothat this disclosure will satisfy applicable legal requirements. Likenumbers refer to like elements throughout.

FIG. 1 shows the disclosed beverage container. On the top of the bottle14 is a lid comprising a compartment, lid with compartment 12, which ismechanically coupled to lid pivot 10. Lid with compartment 12 ismechanically coupled to bottle 14 as shown in FIG. 2.

Bottle 14 comprises twist/lock receiver 18 which further comprisestwist/lock tab 26. Container 24 comprises twist/lock groove 28.Twist/lock grove 28 can be joined with twist/lock tab 26 to mechanicallycouple bottle 14 to container 24 as shown in FIG. 2.

In other embodiments, lid pivot 10 is a spout, such that the beverage inbottle 14 can be consumed by uncapping as opposed to twisting lid withcompartment 12.

FIG. 2 shows the disclosed invention in more detail. As noted above, lidwith compartment 12 which is mechanically coupled to lid pivot 10 andcomprises a first bottle thread can be mechanically coupled to bottle 14with a first mechanical couple. Bottle 14 comprises second bottle thread16 which forms the second mechanical couple when a user twists lid withcompartment 12 (and thus the first bottle thread) onto second bottlethread 16.

Bottle 14 comprises twist/lock receiver 18 which further comprisestwist/lock tab 26 as noted above. Bottle 14 can be mechanically coupledwith container 24 by a second mechanical couple. The second mechanicalcouple requires twist/lock tab 26 can fit outside twist/lock groove 28and turned until it is flush with twist/lock attachment 22 creating awater resistant seal as shown in FIG. 3.

Bottle 14 can be manufactured in a number of methods known in plasticworking arts such as machine molding, (injection molding, thermoforming,blow molding, etc.).

FIG. 3 shows a section view of the invention. Lid with compartment 12 isshown mechanically coupled to lid pivot 10 and bottle thread 16 is showncreating a tight seal between lid with compartment 12 and bottle 14.This tight seal is important since a user may use the lid to storemedicine and the medicine much be completely segregated from the liquid.This can be done by making the lid from medical grade plastic of asufficient thickness such that the liquid in bottle 14 cannot permeateinto lid with compartment 12.

Bottle 14 comprises twist/lock receiver 18 which is used to mechanicallycouple bottle 14 with container 24 as noted above. Here, seal 20 isformed when twist/lock receiver 18 is flush with twist/lock attachment22. Seal 20 prevents any liquid from entering container 24, thus solvingthe contamination problem explained above. Seal 20 can be anyconventional method of complete separation between liquids and solids.

Variations on the embodiments shown here include alternate ways ofdesigning twist/lock receiver 18, twist/lock attachment 22 and lockattachment 22 which make the device more aesthetic, economical orenvironmentally friendly. Users could also add lanyards, hooks and loopsto make the device more portable.

1. A beverage container, comprising a lid further comprising a compartment and mechanically coupled to a lid pivot; a bottle mechanically coupled to the lid by a first mechanical couple; the compartment mechanically coupled to the bottle by a second mechanical couple.
 2. The beverage container of claim 1, where the first mechanical couple comprises; a first bottle thread mechanically coupled to the lid; a second bottle thread mechanically coupled to the bottle; such that the first bottle thread is mechanically coupled to the second bottle thread
 3. The beverage container of claim 1, where the second mechanical couple comprises; a twist/lock receiver further comprising a twist/lock tab mechanically coupled to the bottle; a twist/lock groove mechanically coupled to the compartment; such that the twist/lock receiver is twisted into the twist/lock groove and forms a seal.
 4. The beverage container of claim 1, where the lid further comprises medical grade plastic. 